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The Sorcerer's Song, From The Sorcerer - Sheet Music Download.

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The Sorcerer's Song, Sorcerer - Sheet Music Download.
One of more than 60 excerpts from the book ‘Songs of the Two Savoyards’
Words and Illustrations by W. S. Gilbert.
Music by Arthur Sullivan.
Arranged for single voice and piano accompaniment.
7 Pages. PDF File.

The Sorcerer is a two-act comic opera, with a libretto by W. S. Gilbert and music by Arthur Sullivan. It was the British duo's third operatic collaboration. The plot of The Sorcerer is based on a Christmas story, An Elixir of Love, that Gilbert wrote for The Graphic magazine. A young man, Alexis, is obsessed with idea of love levelling all ranks and social distinctions. To promote his beliefs, he invites the proprietor of J. W. Wells & Co., Family Sorcerers, to brew a love potion. This causes everyone in the village to fall in love with the first person they see and results in the pairing of comically mismatched couples. In the end, Wells must sacrifice himself to break the spell.